An 8-show trek will start January 20 in Dublin and finish with two shows in Birmingham on February 2 and 4.

“It started nearly five decades ago with a crack of thunder, a distant bell ringing and then that monstrous riff that shook the earth. The heaviest rock sound ever heard,” says the group. “In that moment, heavy metal was born, created by a young band from Birmingham, England, barely out of their teens.

“Now it ends – the final eight shows ever by the greatest metal band of all time, Black Sabbath. Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi and Geezer Butler return home to close the final chapter in the final volume of the incredible Black Sabbath story.”

Presale tickets for the Ireland show are available starting June 15 at 9am, with UK presales on June 16 at 9 am and general public seats for all 8 shows on sale Friday, June 17 at 9:00 am.

The group headlined the UK’s Download Festival at Donington Park on Saturday as part of their current European dates. The shows will be followed this summer with final legs of North and Latin American concerts before the end of the year.